System for holding a device in a computer system

A system for mounting a component in a mechanical chassis of a computer system, the system comprising:

• a first flexible rail adapted to fit into the mechanical chassis, the first flexible rail comprising at least one elastomeric acoustic dampener form-molded onto the first rail and a pin insert-molded into the at least one elastormeric acoustic dampener;
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• a second flexible rail adapted to fit into the mechanical chassis, the second flexible rail comprising at least one elastomeric acoustic dampener form-molded onto the second rail and a pin insert-molded into the at least one elastomeric acoustic dampener, wherein the pin of the first flexible rail allows the first flexible rail to be directly attached to one side of the component and the pin of the second flexible rail allows the second flexible rail to be directly attached to a side opposite the one side of the component, and wherein the component is mounted in the mechanical chassis via the first rail and the second rail.

A system for mounting a direct access and storage device (DASD) in a mechanical chassis in a computer system, the system comprising:

• a first flexible rail adapted to fit into the mechanical chassis, the first flexible rail comprising at least one elastomeric acoustic dampener form-molded onto the first rail and means for attaching the first flexible rail directly to one side of the direct access and storage device;
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• a second flexible rail adapted to fit into the mechanical chassis, the second flexible rail comprising at least one elastomeric acoustic dampener form-molded onto the second rail and means for attaching the second flexible rail directly to a side opposite the one side of the direct access and storage device independent of the first flexible rail, wherein the direct access and storage device is mounted in the mechanical chassis via the first rail and the second rail.

A system for mounting a direct access and storage device (DASD) in a mechanical chassis in a computer system, the system comprising:

• a first rail adapted to fit into the mechanical chassis, the first rail comprising a plastic portion, at least one acoustic dampener comprising an elastomer material form-molded onto the plastic portion, and at least one pin including a collapsible tip, the at least one pin being insert-molded into the elastomeric acoustic dampener for directly attaching the first rail to one side of the direct access and storage device after the at least one pin has been insert-molded into the dampener of the first rail;
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• a second rail adapted to fit into the mechanical chassis, the second rail including a plastic portion, at least one acoustic dampener comprising an elastomer material form-molded onto the plastic portion, and at least one pin including a collapsible tip, the at least one pin being insert-molded into the elastomeric acoustic dampener for directly attaching the second rail to a side opposite the ore side of the direct access and storage device independent of the first rail after the at least one pin has been insert-molded into the dampener of the second rail, and wherein the direct access and storage device is mounted in the mechanical chassis via the first rail and the second rail.